Udział transportu zbiorowego w poprawie dostępności do usług w Gdyni
The share of public transport in improving the accessibility of services in Gdynia

Summary/Abstract: The article covers the problem of the accessibility of temporary services to the public on foot and using publictransport in Gdynia. The publication emphasizes the indication vary in accessibility of different services in a medium-sizedcity that has a specific layout of streets and population distribution. The specific placement of residents corresponds to thedistribution of selected services (will train, primary schools, secondary schools - gymnasium, high schools, hospitals, officesNFZ, pharmacies). All of these services according to the theory of location always are located near large urban populationcentres. Location decisions are taken in relation to a specific, existing system, economic and spatial. This results in consequencesfor efforts to optimize the deployment of services. In a review of English literature there are many publications on the impactof public transport change accessibility. Article thus aims to enrich the literature of another development related to the publictransport accessibility in Poland. The study used data from the location selected services and original model of public transportin Gdynia. Key findings from the study suggest that: (1) reduction of travel time where most people reside are between 10 and15 min ride public transport services, (2) within 30 minutes isochrones services in Gdynia live 211 thousand people, it is 85percent of the inhabitants of Gdynia.

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